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Tribal corporate bankruptcy petition raises issues of first impression for bankruptcy court

On March 4, 2013, ‘SA’ NYU WA, Inc., a tribally-chartered corporation wholly owned by the Hualapai Indian Tribe, filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona. This is a very important case for tribes and any party conducting business with tribes because the petition will raise a question of first impression for the Bankruptcy Court. The Bankruptcy Court will have to decide whether a tribal corporation is eligible to be a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Bankruptcy, Debtor, Title 11 of the US Code, United States bankruptcy court
Sixth Circuit rules in favor of bank and resolves conflict among bankruptcy courts concerning whether the arrearage amount on mortgages includes fees and costs permitted by the contract terms and non-bankruptcy law

Deutsche Bank held an under-secured home mortgage from a Chapter 13 debtor. The debtor was in arrears, but wanted to retain possession and control of her home. Thus, in her Chapter 13 plan, the debtor proposed to cure the arrearage, as required by 11 U.S.C. § 1322(e). The problem, however, was that the parties could not agree on the arrearage amount.

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